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Historical Event on 2/9/1898
The Rower of Persia', a short film produced at Calcutta was released on February 9 at Star Theatre, Calcutta.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/22/1975 | Vasant Krishna Desai, famous music director, died. |
| 3/20/1992 | Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the 'Bharat Ratna' Award at Calcutta. |
| 12/4/1924 | Gateway of India was inagurated by Lord Riding. |
| 9/24/1947 | Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir. |
| 11/15/1920 | Assembly meeting of the League of Nations. |
| 9/15/1860 | M. Visveswarayya, maker of modern Karnataka, was born. He was a notable engineer too. |
| 8/27/1994 | Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir. |
| 4/13/1988 | Mother Teresa asks Margret Thatcher for help to set up a hostel for London's elderly homeless in UK. |
| 6/6/1986 | Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police. |
| 4/19/1910 | Anant Laxman Kanhere, revolutionary, was hanged. |
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